Structure
Pinyin

Pinyin

Pinyin is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese characters based on their pronunciation.
Pinyin systematized the language, which in turn standardized the language for Chinese people, as well as improved Chinese language learning for all.

Consonants

b : (bwo)
p : (pwo)
m : (mwo)
f : (fwo)
d : (duh)
t : (tuh)
n : (nuh)
l : (luh)
g : (guh)
k : (kuh)
h : (huh)
j : (gee)
q : (chee)
x : (shi)
zh : (jur)
ch : (chur)
sh : (shur)
r : (ur)
z : (tzi)
c : (tsi)
s : (si)
y : (ee)

Vowels

a : (ah)
e : (eh)
i : (ee)
o : (aw)
u : (oo)
it is important to be aware that although the letters used will be familiar to an English reader, it doesn’t mean they sound the same. Chinese Pinyin includes sounds in English that we may not exist in other languages, so the closest possible romanization has been made. This means that you need to learn how to correctly pronounce the sounds first in Chinese pinyin, then you can correctly pronounce them when reading characters.
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